John-Henry Perera

New research suggests some Americans out there may suffer from a sleep-related disorder that can cause people to be confused and/or sometimes violent when they wake up. Confusion arousal or “sleep drunkenness” affected 15 percent of 19,000 Americans that were surveyed in a study that was recently published in Neurology. “Sleep drunkenness” causes some people […]
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Recent data show private wells in more than several communities in Dedham, Maine, contain dangerously high levels of fluoride, the Scientific American reports. U.S. tap water usually contains small amounts of fluoride to help combat tooth decay. According to the Centers of Disease Control, the fluoridation of drinking water remains one of the greatest public […]
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Think twice before you reach for that fat wad of $20s. You could be dipping your hand into germ central. Researchers at New York University’s Dirty Money Project conducted a comprehensive study of the DNA on dollar bills, the Wall Street Journal reports. They found that paper currency can carry hundreds of different kinds of […]
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A group of researchers say electronic cigarettes don’t actually help tobacco users quit or reduce their nicotine intake, Time reports. In a study published in “JAMA Internal Medicine,” those researchers looked at 949 smokers, 88 of which used e-cigarettes. Their goal was to find if e-cigarettes got smokers to quit or reduce the amount that […]
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CrossFit can frustrate, CrossFit can hurt and now it seems CrossFit can also kill. Eric Robertson, a professor of physical therapy at Regis University, wrote a blog about CrossFit’s “dirty little secret”: rhabdomyolysis. Rhabdomyolysis is a condition where muscle cells explode after extremely strenuous activity, releasing myoglobin into the bloodstream. Myoglobin is toxic to your […]
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Men and women shared a brief moment of solidarity and possible foot pain as they donned their heels and pink outfits for a good cause: ending breast cancer. Plenty of people, including the Houston Texans cheerleaders, came to The Woodlands – Market Street on Saturday for the 4th Annual iGoPink Stiletto Sprint. The event raises […]
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